Steaming apparatus for cane-mills.



J. MALLON.

SIEAMING APPARATUS FOR CANE MILLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 18. I915.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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Witueooao J. MALLON.

STEAMING APPARATUS FOR CANE MILLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 19,15.

1,180,5 17. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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STEAMING APPARATUS FOR CANE MILLS.

APPLlCATlQN FILED MAR-18.1915. 1,180,517. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- luxmwtom JAMES MALLON, OF NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA.

STEAMING APPARATUS FOR CANE-MILLS.

. Application filed March 18. 1915.

To 1/ who) it may concern:

lle it known that I. dawns MALLox. a citi- Zen of the United States. residing at Xew Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steaming Apparatus for (ant -Mills: and I do declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to improvements in steaming apparatus for use in connection with cane mills. and has for its object to provide a device of this class which will be very etticient in operation, readily producing the numerous advantageous results gained by steaming the cane being crushed, such advantage being well known to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

With this object in view. the invention to sides in certain novel features of construction and combination hereinafter described and claimed. one embodiment of the invention being shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a cane mill showing theapplieation of the invention to use; Fig. '2' is a vertical longitudinal section: Fig. 3 is an end view; Fig. l is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line l-l of Fig. i; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a steam casing to be described; l ig. (3 is a detail longitudinal section through a portion of this casing: Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section thereof as seen on the line T ief Fig. and, Fig. 8 is a detailperspective of one. of the triangular end walls of the casing.

' In these. drawings constituting apart of the application 0 designates the two upright cheeks of a cane mill. R the upper crushing roller thereof, LR the lower left hand crushing roller. and RR the lower right hand roller. lnto thespace between the rollers ll and'llR the cane from which the juice is to he extracted. is fed through the flat bottomed chute C. while the cane from which the juice has been removed, or the bagasse as it is known in the art. is conveyed from the machine by an appropriate type of carrier C.

The parts so far descri ed l'orni no part of the. present invention and are. merely illustrated for the purpose of disclosing the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2?, 1916.

Serial No. 15.285.

application of the invention to use. the. eonstruction of mills ot' the type shown in the drawings being well known. as is likewise the mode of operation thereof.

Disposed in parallel relation to the rollers 1t and RR. and spaced slightly toward the chute. C therefrom. is a steam casing 1 from which a pair of upright rods 2 rise. said rods being passed through a transverse bar 3 supported in any suitable manner by the cheeks (J. and having nuts -l on their upper ends, whereby rotation of said nut s will vary the height ot the casing l. in order to relieve unnecessary contusion. the reference numerals l. 2, 3 and 4 only have been placed on Fig. 2. since the details of the easing 1 and the parts closely associated therewith, are clearly disclosed in other and larger figures of the drawings.

As seen most clearly in Figs. 5, (3 and T, the lower ends of the upright rods 2 are secured to one upright flange of a transverse channel iron bar 5. a longitudinally extending packing strip (3 being likewise secured to said flange and being adapted for contact with the roller R when the invention is applied to use. It 'will be noted. however, that the upper edge. of one of the transversely extending side walls 7 of the steam casing 1 is clamped between the. aforesaid flange and the strip (3. this wall inclining downwardly and laterally to a certain extent and being secured at its ends to in wardly extending tlanges s which are formed on triangular end castingst the. latter having additional llauges 10 on their upper ends which are secured to the lower side of the bar 3. The remaining edges of the castings J are equipped with additional inwardly extending flanges ll to which the other longitudinally disposed side. wall 12 of the steam easing l is secured at its ends. the upper edge of said wall 1; being clampedv between the remaining upright flange of the bar 5 and a transversely extending strip 15, which is preferably constructed of wood. as is likewise the strip (3 previously (it eribed.

.\s shown most clearly in ti and T. the lower edges of the side plates T and l. are spaced from each other by a plurality of Ushaped wire spacing mem ers it through which and through the said lower edges. rivets 15 pass whereby to retain said edges in properly spaced relation.

By constructing the steam casing in the. manner above described. it will be. evident.

'hetweeit thewalls 20 and 122 as shewn in Fig. L. ride thereul' may he disposed in very close chat. H sheet eitendinfitransversely vi the nnlLtlns steam heing Hun projected upon thecune heing fed tu aid mill and producing numerous ;l(l\';lllt2l 1.ft'(lllfi results such \iees heretul'ure applied tense." It) iStO'he uhseryed, however, that hyfthe provision oi the :-lt:tlll 'easingr l. a pretleterminedamount- (It .sleam is trapped at all times therein, thus insuring that a steady sheet he pro ected from .the lower ide at" said casing against the in -timing eaneathis hein very advantageous. r

in: (minertiun with the parts so far des riheih a pai I llexihle end walls is secured tn the ends ol the strips (3 and 1 5' and in euntaet with theend castings 8) nl' the steam-easing 1. one edge if these Ilexihle endwalla hein; continued =in one direction and eurted as seen at ll l'nr e' nnaet. with the a-ripher ef the upper ruller It. while the ether edge nt sueh walls is euntinnethin the opposite directiun andis emineeted to a llexihle transverse wall '22 \'hic'h"is seei'ired t0 anil depefnds train the strip 13, the ends (if-the walls J2 'heing secured in any appre- -priate manner tn the edges nti the end'walls il It will he noted by rel'erenres to li 2 and 'T (if the. dra\\'in 1 "s that t'he w'all terminates at blltll'ilpnint as tn readily alluw the ineuming eane tn pass thereunder.

' Said walh huwe er. u 'wri-il'es inlennjnnetion with t'he two ends 20 t6 'e'nstitnte'a steam jacket snhstantiall'y surrounding theFcasingi 1 and adapted Lu prevent. the e t-ape hi1 steam in any direction ether than latween 'the' rollers It and Rlt. By "this ])l't)\'-i. l() it.' it will -he seen" that all of the steam-"isdirected tu-thepnint at. which it hemmes "Hlfit ellieient. I urtherni-ore, some flf-Snidstezttll will he at all times trapped thus prcivitling anaddit'innal \nlnme nf steam tnt'he action of whit-h; the inmmin; eaneis snhjeeted.

contact with Said roller. this 'eunstrl'ii'tinn heinfl ad\'antaQ'wiHs. sinee hy itsuse. all tendency (nr'the part of the end walls 20 to he hlnwn mitnardly' hy the fi'iree pf the steam housed therein is resistei'l hy the tlai'lge's on the ends of the. rnller li ()peratingin conjunction with the invention as el'ure deserihed; is. a turn pla'le 30 seen more particularl in Figs. '2 and 1 this plate 30 havi'ngthe usual curred 'np 'ierside and upright notches 31in one. of its edges,

that the piiintecl lower secured hy screws 3.;

as those gained hy the vast, numheref steaming-(10 .hy prnieetitr; the steam casing lying:

fa ea 1 nst inward ly this edge hein c here. shown as disposed cont guous to the rnllenLIt. In the present ease. the plate 3!) 1g shown as provided with a lnngitndinally extending steam channel 23;

at its upper side and with extending groove. 2%.; 0i said channel and in which a plate 3% is:

a longitudinally ever, that the. plate Ill is so pusitinned as to leave a lnngittnlinally extending slot 3.6 thrnngh w'lii'eh steam may he diseln'irged lrnni the therenreiz' For supplying steam to the CllilllttOl ;r a pipeih" is shuwn as emineeted with thepipe 1H previously ileserihed. steam being fed t0 the two by a -snpplyflpipe "3- (see nn' re partieularly Fig/1)." 'In'the"present instance.

the: pipe 37 is shown as enterin one end of the channel .I'J hut siliee'itl some machines it is ini i'i'issihletti so di pose said pipe an upright pnrt 23H normally closed in a screw plug {0 i5 provided. said pert leading dawn- 'wa'rdly from the the usual transverse suppurting ,har 41.

channel 1; and threugh I hate t'nnnd h) actual experience. that in a sheet. against the ("andinueh hetter results are nhtained than when the same is proje ted in independent jets. it hein; therefore evident that the' steam easing 1 as well as the turn plate 30 will aeemuplish the desired resnlts toper-v feetinn. i i

I claim: i

1.-Tlie combination with a eanev mill. including: upper and lower i'oll ersfota [Steam parallel to the upper i'nller and having a steam nntlet liear the lnwer side thereof; a packing strip carried hi' the .tfip nt' the casing and hearing aid upper, roller and a pair of steam tight end walls carried hy said casng: and projectingTtheret'rnm into contact with the aforesaid upper roller.

The cr'anhinatimi with a cane mill inchuhnguppQr and lower rollers, of asteam casing lying parallel to the upper roller and having: a steam outlet. near thelowerrside thereqf, a packing strip carried by thetep of the casing "and l V In the drawings. the ileXihl'e e'nd 'wit'lls v 90 are show'lr as having el'lr'teil miles 'atla'pted =tn ahutt'he r ller lt-\\"hen"the dethej'is" a pplied -wit h 4 hepaeltnig' 't'ri'p (3' likewise in hearing frictiena lly steam tiglit'end walls carried by said cits- :1n 3. pro ecting fjeurved edges alutttin'g 'thc 'ieriphery 6f the paralleltu said rnller outlet near the same. and a pair of steam "tight end walls carried by thecasing and hearing against; the roller to prcyent, the eseapeetsteam.

which enters one. side frictienally i It will he nutethhuwturn plate against the cane passing j 4; liro' enmhinatinn with a cane millindialing" arnller; of a steamcasing lying parallel'te ald roller and having an outlet near the same. and a pair of steam tight end walls carried by the casing and having curved edges b aring against the periphery of the roller to prevent the escape of steam.

5. The combination with a cane mill including uppcr and lower rollers, of a steam casing lying parallel to the upper roller aml having a steam outlet near the lower side thereof, a packing strip carried by the top of the casing and bearing 'l'rictionally against said upper roller, a pair of steam tight end walls carried by the casing and continuing therefrom in opposite directions, one edge of said end walls being disposed in contact with the afores id upper roller, and a longitudinally extending wall depending from the side of the casing remote from the roller and connected at its ends to the other edge of said end walls.

6. The combination with a cane mill in.

cluding upper and lower crushing rollers, of a steam casing lying parallel to and spaced from the upper roller, said casing having a steam outlet at its lower end, and a flexible steam jacket substantially surrounding said casing and having an open lower side.

7. The combination with a cane mill in cluding upper and lower rollers, of a transversely extending supporting member lying parallel with the upper roller and frictionally contacting therewith, a steam casing depending from said supporting member and having an outlet at its lower side, and end walls extending from the ends of the steam casing and abutting the roller to pre vent the escape of steam.

8. The combination with a cane mill including upper and lower rollers, of a transversely extending supporting member lying parallel with the upper roller. hangers rising from said supporting member, nuts on the upper ends of said hangers, means carried by the mill receiving said hangers, and a steam casing depending from the supporting member and having a discharge opening in its lower side.

9. The combination with a cane mill including upper and lower rollers, 01' a transversely extending supporting member lying parallel with the upper roller and abutting one side thereof, a steam casing depending from said supporting member and having an outlet in its lower side. a pair of end walls depending from the ends ol the supporting member and continuing in opposite directions. one edge of said walls being disposed in contact with the upper roller, and an additional and transversely extending wall depending from the edge of the supporting member remote from the roller and secured at its ends to the free edge of the aforesaid end walls.

10. A turn plate having a longitudinally extending steam channel in its upper side. means for supplying steam to said channel and a longitiulinally extending plate inset in the upper side of the turn plate and having a straight edge spaced from one side wall of the channel, whereby to provide a longitudinally extending steam discharge Slot.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

JAMES MALLON.

'itnesses ROBERT Leann, O. AILE MUssow. 

